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• Independent Sophie Scamps quits parliamentary sports club after Pocock ban – as it happened
  guardian_world ｜ 2025-10-10 07:46

  This blog is now closed.We’re still talking about superannuation tax concessions?We can’t seem to stop hearing about the government’s plan to increase tax on superannuation balances over $3m … yes that’s right, we’re still talking about it.There have been some conversations with the prime minister’s office … It’s probably not unusual for that to occur from time to time.This is too often what happens when you get a government that has such a large majority that they don’t take people along on key policy issues.People have been planning for decades for how they save for retirement and structure those investments. So any changes that are made to super need to be considered and provide people looking to retire with plenty of warning.I don’t think there are high risks to this first phase. The ceasefire, the release of the living hostages, the rapid identification and turnover of those bodies that can be found, and the introduction of humanitarian assistance, coupled with that, first of all steps, the Israeli withdrawal to the agreed initial line. I think that will happen. The problematic and hard to negotiate issues are what follows. This phase one is, if you will, the opening of the door.An armed Hamas is a Hamas which will retain the ability to assert, albeit clandestinely, effective governance. Disarmament must be in parallel to the process of shifting Hamas out of that effective governance role. And so the question that has to be raised here is what pressures can be brought to bear upon Hamas in order to affect that goal. Continue reading...

• Highly potent synthetic opioids found in teddy bear-shaped pills linked to a death in Queensland
  guardian_world ｜ 2025-10-10 07:41

  Public health warning issued after drugs known as nitazenes detected amid move to ban pill testingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTeddy bear-shaped pills laced with synthetic opioids have been linked to a death in Queensland, triggering a public health warning about a group of highly potent illicit drugs called nitazenes.N-pyrrolidino-protonitazene and protonitazene were detected in toxicology and samples taken from pale yellow pills marked with the letter “Y” in the state’s south-east. Continue reading...

• Attacks on Gaza continue after Israel agrees ceasefire
  aljazeera_all ｜ 2025-10-10 07:39

  Explosions and smoke were seen in Gaza on Friday, with attacks taking place after Israel’s gov't approved the ceasefire.

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• Police fire tear gas as violence erupts in Madagascar protests
  aljazeera_all ｜ 2025-10-10 07:28

  Security forces fire rubber bullets at protesters in Madagascar in eruption of violence causing civil society alarm.

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• Trump floats dropping Spain from NATO alliance - Reuters
  reuters_world ｜ 2025-10-10 07:08

  Trump floats dropping Spain from NATO alliance  Reuters

• Australian woman on pro-Palestinian aid flotilla will be ‘indefinitely detained’ by Israel unless she signs waiver
  guardian_world ｜ 2025-10-10 06:58

  Madeleine Habib, captain of the Conscience vessel, was arrested by Israeli forces on 8 October and detained in Israel’s Ketziot prisonFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Tasmanian woman aboard a second pro-Palestinian aid flotilla intercepted by Israel will be “indefinitely detained” in an Israeli prison unless she agrees to sign a waiver.Madeleine Habib, who captained the Conscience vessel, was arrested by Israeli forces on 8 October and detained in Israel’s Ketziot prison for “illegally seeking to break Israel’s naval blockade on Gaza”. Continue reading...

• ‘Socialist paradise’: North Korea’s Kim marks 80th year of governing party
  aljazeera_all ｜ 2025-10-10 06:53

  Kim Jong Un claims no mistakes, promises economic growth and stronger global standing for the nation.

• Peru lawmakers vote to oust president Dina Boluarte over crime crisis
  guardian_world ｜ 2025-10-10 06:51

  Congress leader José Jerí sworn in as interim president as majority of lawmakers initiate impeachment against BoluarteLawmakers in Peru have voted to remove the president, Dina Boluarte, whose term has been marked by protests and accusations of failing to stem crime.Boluarte refused to appear before Congress on Friday for an overnight hearing after a majority of lawmakers, including some once loyal to her, voted to initiate impeachment proceedings. Continue reading...

• “Irreconcilable positions” jeopardise Gaza ceasefire deal
  aljazeera_all ｜ 2025-10-10 06:46

  Sami Al-Arian on the Gaza ceasefire deal and the key conditions required for it to hold.

• ‘Day of ballots and bullets’: Anglophone fears ahead of Cameroon’s election
  aljazeera_all ｜ 2025-10-10 06:37

  Cameroon elects a new president Sunday. But in North West and South West, many are torn between civic duty and safety.

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• Israeli PM Netanyahu thanks Trump and US team for ceasefire role
  aljazeera_all ｜ 2025-10-10 06:30

  Israel’s government has approved “phase one” of the agreement, which will see captives exchanged and Israel withdraw.

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• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,324
  aljazeera_all ｜ 2025-10-10 06:16

  Here are the key events from day 1,324 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

• Kremlin says it would support Trump for Nobel Peace Prize - Reuters
  reuters_world ｜ 2025-10-10 06:14

  Kremlin says it would support Trump for Nobel Peace Prize  Reuters

• Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we all be worried?
  bbc_world ｜ 2025-10-10 06:10

  The debate is ramping up about what happens if - or when - computer intelligence overtakes humans

• Exclusive: Bill Gates, PAHO consider ways to bring weight-loss drugs to lower-income countries - Reuters
  reuters_world ｜ 2025-10-10 06:08

  Exclusive: Bill Gates, PAHO consider ways to bring weight-loss drugs to lower-income countries  Reuters

• Youth-led protests in Morocco push for reforms ahead of king’s speech
  aljazeera_all ｜ 2025-10-10 06:06

  Youth want King Mohammed to take lead in tackling corruption after near-nightly protests that have seen three killed.

• Nobel Peace Prize 2025 live: Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado wins
  aljazeera_all ｜ 2025-10-10 06:00

  The opposition politician 'keeps the flame of democracy burning amidst a growing darkness', the Nobel Committee says.

• Nobel Peace Prize 2025 live: Trump shadow hovers as winner to be announced
  aljazeera_all ｜ 2025-10-10 06:00

  The prestigious award will be announced at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo at 09:00 GMT.

• Queensland to run its coal plants up to a decade longer than previously planned
  guardian_world ｜ 2025-10-10 05:57

  Chris Bowen calls move ‘disappointing’ as energy expert says government ‘has delivered a cul de sac not a roadmap’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereThe Queensland government will keep its state-owned coal plants running for up to a decade longer than previous plans, in a move that will put pressure on national climate targets.The Queensland treasurer and energy minister, David Janetzki, revealed an “energy roadmap” on Friday and said some state-owned coal assets would run until at least 2046, “meaning coal will be part of the state’s generation mix for decades”.Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...

• Indonesia denies visas to Israel gymnasts amid Gaza outcry - Reuters
  reuters_world ｜ 2025-10-10 05:50

  Indonesia denies visas to Israel gymnasts amid Gaza outcry  Reuters

• Children’s drawings in Gaza reveal extent of trauma
  aljazeera_all ｜ 2025-10-10 05:48

  Drawings from Palestinian children in Gaza reveal the trauma of Israel’s war.

• Australia's Queensland reverses policy, pledges to keep using coal power - Reuters
  reuters_world ｜ 2025-10-10 05:47

  Australia's Queensland reverses policy, pledges to keep using coal power  Reuters

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